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Ittan-momen (一反木綿, "one bolt(tan) of cotton") is a Tsukumogami formed from a roll of cotton in Japanese myth. Most has been handed down to the Kagoshima Prefecture Osumi district. The Ittan-momen "flies through the air at night" and "attacks humans, often by wrapping around their faces to smother them."

  • In the anime/manga series Inu x Boku SS, one of the characters, Renshō Sorinozuka, is an Ittan-momen.
  • In the tokusatsu franchise Super Sentai, the Ittan-momen was seen as a basis of a monster in series installments themed after Japanese culture:
  • In Kakuranger (1994), one of the Youkai Army Corps members the Kakurangers fought was an Ittan-momen.
  • In Shinkenger (2009), one of the Ayakashi, named Urawadachi, served as the basis of the Ittan-momen within the series.
  • In Ninninger (2015), one of the Youkai the Ninningers fought was an Ittan-momen, with elements borrowed from a carpet and a magician.
  • In the Yokai Watch franchise features an Ittan-momen yokai called "Ittan-gomen". Instead of attacking humans, it makes people do something bad then insincerely apologize for it.

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    Ittan-momen Wikipedia
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